Phil Rossington was the right choice for our home renovation project, which wrapped up in 2023…read more We found Phil after having spent quite a bit of time with another architect and being disappointed with her resistance to some of our key preferences. We checked out Phil's online portfolio before contacting him and saw that it included a variety of attractive elements spread across several different projects we thought could be adapted for our project. After our first meeting with Phil, we hired him to take over our project, which was still in the schematic design phase. His extensive experience in San Francisco was an important consideration, but the deciding factor was Phil's communication style. During the whole journey through design, permitting, bidding, and construction, Phil contributed creative ideas that we incorporated to very good effect. He dove deeply into materials selection and introduced us to suppliers we hadn't discovered on our own ever after countless hours of online search. Critically, when we hit him with unconventional requests, Phil's patient, open, positive, thoughtful responses drove us toward jointly agreeing how best to satisfy them. We interviewed four contractors introduced by Phil, two of whom he had worked with previously on completed projects. We hired one of the two others, who turned out to be a solid professional. Phil's heavy engagement during construction helped immensely in getting the best quality out of the contractor. Our house isn't large, but the renovation was fairly extensive -- five walls were moved or removed, and all electrical, plumbing, flooring, and drywall was replaced. If you have your heart set on building or renewing a home in the Bay Area, don't miss the chance to meet Phil Rossington and talk through your project with him.

We hired Phil as our architect on a large scale remodel and he completely reimagined the space. It…read morewas a challenging footprint to work but his vision transformed our home and we are thrilled with the results! He was masterful in incorporating our needs while bringing innovative ideas and cool design elements we would never have thought of but absolutely love. He is thoughtful in his design choices and created a home that feels unique and comfortable. Phil felt like our trusted advisor helping us navigate the complexities of our remodel. He was involved every step of the way, working closely with the city, the contractors, sub contractors, etc. We really appreciated leaning on his expertise and all the time he spent with us to explain and guide the many decisions we made during the process. He has incredible attention to detail and we are so grateful for the beautiful home he created for our family. Phil is professional, trustworthy, and a joy to work with. We highly recommend Rossington Architecture.

We worked with Wagstaff and Eric to design our ADU…read more This was a rebuild of an existing internal space in our main house into an official ADU, so came with significant constraints on size and layout. Eric was great to work with; he was responsive and listened carefully to our ideas. Billing was clear and the final cost came in approximately at or under Wagstaff's estimates, including a number of design iterations. The design process was a partnership and contributions from both sides were crucial to the final product. We provided strong opinions on how the space was to be used and requirements. Eric provided design ideas, and used his good understanding of space, building constraints and opportunities to validate our ideas and turn them into reality (or provide alternatives). My main regret is that we did not use Wagstaff enough! We did our own construction observation, but next time I would ask Wagstaff to take responsibility for that. We're delighted with the result and would use Wagstaff again!

I worked with Eric on a new construction build plan. Overall, I do not recommend this firm…read more 1. We did not align on high level how the flow in the new house should be, and he ended up drawing the detailed plans even if it was not what we wanted. Costed us 10k+ for nothing. 2. Every iteration was more than 5 hours, even if all he did was add a door/bath (no big changes). 3. He optimized for things that made no sense to us. Like he optimized for keeping one of the walls from the current house, even if we said we don't care about the current house (since this is a rebuild). 4. He sent plans to us that were still over the allowed limit 5. He talked to the city to understand the requirements, and understood them wrong. The limit for our lot that he said we need to respect was not correct, even if he talked to the city. 6. He asked us to get an "As built survey" even if we want to rebuild the house fully. Hi another 5k dollars. Overall I do not recommend working with this firm. We paid them way too much money for something that we could not use. Completely useless.

Mega Bravo to Tony and his team!! We've enjoyed working with Tony and his team for a few years…read morenow, and they've always delivered a stellar performance. Profession and efficient! They were able to work within our budget as well as keeping us updated along the way with each progressive step. My husband and I couldn't be more pleased with the design of our property in the Peninsula. Can't wait to start our next project! Thank you again Tony and team for everything and always getting back to me right away! Looking forward to our next project!

Tony and his team helped everything along the way! They listened to our goals, provided great…read morefeedback, and drove the process along. There were a few hurdles, but with Tony's help, we were able to keep the project moving forward. We've kept his number in case any questions come up, and are very pleased to know him.

I had the exterior of my house painted last week, and I love the work! Having dealt with lots of…read morerenovation contractors, I sincerely appreciated the honesty and full disclosure of the proposal options and how they would meet my expectations. I would completely recommend the services of this painting company to friends and family.

Marco came and explained everything clearly, he suggested and had us google everything to make sure…read moreit's what we wanted. He let us borrow his color guide so we can choose the right color. Him and his crew were respectful and came with masks. They cleaned up everything right after. I highly recommend him. The job was excellent and we are very happy!

I have used Elevate design on several of my projects. I have found Justin to be very in tune with…read moretoday's trends. His plans are clear and easy to understand, and he communicates with you, and listens to what your saying. I also have referred him to others, and they have all had great feed back on how Justin took care of them.

Be careful if you work with Dennis Freeman for cabinetry of any sort. Dennis Freeman used to own…read moreCascade Cabinets and I was unfortunate enough to waste $20K on kitchen cabinets through him. I was doing a complete kitchen remodel and my general contractor pushed me into using Dennis Freeman. I am now saving money to have his terrible work, which is peeling like crazy, refaced or repainted. During planning, I asked Dennis if there was a downside to paint-grade cabinets vs. stain-grade, and he said there was none: they were equally durable. I opted for paint-grade because of the color scheme I wanted, and his cabinets began to peel within two months. When I first noticed it, I was $40K poorer for my new kitchen, and I was HEARTBROKEN. I had worked so hard to save that money. I hoped the peeling wouldn't get much worse, but during the first year of my brand-new kitchen, the peeling continued. The project was more than a year finished when I finally contacted Dennis about the terrible quality of his cabinets. I was relieved that he agreed to come and fix the peeling ones. But he never came, despite *many* phone calls, and I understood after some time that he never planned to. I wrote a strongly worded negative Yelp review about Cascade Cabinets (this business of his has since closed). This also didn't mobilize him, but at least I hoped to help others avoid my mistake. I finally had to contact the general contractor who had managed the project, and he persuaded Dennis Freeman to correct his work. Dennis showed up and told me that I had to expect this sort of result from paint-grade cabinets (hello? 1. Where was this information when I first asked? and 2. I know people with excellent and durable paint-grade cabinets in their kitchens!). He also blamed the peeling on the cabinets being near the sink/moisture (hello again? 1. This is a kitchen, he knew that from the start, and 2. With time, even the cabinets farthest from any water source have started to peel). He advised me on how to care for them, but I had already been following his instructions to only wipe them with a damp cloth all along. Anyway, he took the worst and most peeled doors down and went away with them; returned with them "fixed" and they promptly resumed peeling within a month. He then asked me to take down my Yelp review since he had corrected his work, and I deleted it reluctantly, because what I wrote was still true. When the replacements started to peel, I had no energy left to fight anymore; it had been such a struggle just to get these sad corrections done. This project was in 2011; it was 2012 when he fixed some of the worst cabinet doors. It is now 2019 and the cabinets look like hot garbage. Huge flakes are coming off them. I am afraid to clean them because I don't want to contribute to the peeling. I worked so hard to save up for that kitchen remodel, and this just makes me want to cry. It wasn't right for me to remove that Yelp review, and now that I am going to be spending money to repaint/reface his cabinets, I have to warn anyone else who might be considering using his services. To be clear: I don't know anything about Elevate Design Build; his other partners in this venture may be quite competent and ethical--I have no idea. All I can say is BE CAREFUL ABOUT CABINETS with this company, ask who's doing them, and get some kind of serious warranty that spells out your durability expectations.

It was such a great pleasure to work with Landed Interior & Homes on designing our new office! Lynn…read moredid such a great job of ensuring the design was something that we'd all love. Everything came together so perfectly. The design of our office speaks for itself-- as our floor has become the building's new model showroom! Lynn and team are true professionals, super creative, great people and great to work with. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for help on a renovation.

I have worked with Michaels Gluing for over 4 years. They have always met and exceeded…read moreexpectations. He has produced for me, several custom dies, done foil stamping and embossing. It seems all my orders are always ... "I needed them yesterday" and the print job is not being delivered until tomorrow, and he has always been more than accommodating to help me meet my deadlines. I would recommend Michaels Gluing to anyone...

The guys at Michael's Gluing are great! Our company has been doing business with them forever and…read morewe couldn't be more pleased with their service. We use them at least 8 times a year for die-cutting and they're always accommodating, fast, and easy to work with. Highly recommended by a local San Rafael business.

For anybody who has a business I would highly recommend scheduling a meeting with Michael. He is a…read morevery wise businessman with a compassionate heart. He creates clean websites and is full of innovative ideas to help bring clients to your business. I'm a real estate professional and I've gained a ton of value sitting down with Michael and brainstorming digital ideas with him. One thing about Michael that is valuable is that he is not generic at all. He took the time to get a good understanding of my mission, vision and operations and really added value to it. He should be a primary part of anybody's business team.

I have loved being serviced by Michael at DL. He always responds quickly to my request and he does…read moreclean work. When I find something on my page that I don't like, Michael is easy to work with when needing to make changes. I like his style of design. I really like how customers are able to connect with me through my contact page in an easy and effective way. I would recommend him to anyone. He seems to be able to do projects of any size or complexity.